Background:

TA-7552 is a potent cholesterol-lowering agent.

TA-7552 is a potent cholesterol-lowering agent. When TA-7552 is mixed with unsupplemented CLEA CE-2 powder in a concentration of 0.05% and administered to rats for 7 days, TA-7552 does not reduce the normal level of serum cholesterol. The hypocholesterolemic effect of TA-7552 is apparent at the lowest concentration (0.01%) of the drug in the diet, corresponding to a daily dose of